Last night we were out playing at a special dinner party. Stephen had got in touch with us just one week previously, asking whether he could have a string quartet hire for a dinner party. As it was for a Thursday evening we were happily able to fulfil this last minute request. Stephen explained that […]

On Saturday we braved the wet weather to play at the drinks reception of Nick and Nichola (the two Nicks!) at Dorset House School (Great Barn). The venue is one we’d not played at before so it was good to explore somewhere new. Dorset House School is a prep school in Pulborough. Dorset House is […]

We were happy to play for the Lyndhurst church wedding of Nakita and Ishmir at the St Michael’s and All Angels Church in Lyndhurst last Saturday. The weather was uncommonly hot for a bank holiday weekend, the couple were so lucky with their wedding day weather! We interviewed Nakita before her wedding and discovered […]

Hampshire string quartet The Bossard Quartet played at Lucy and Calvin’s wedding at the Lysses House Hotel on Friday. It was a lovely intimate wedding, with a high spirited atmosphere. Lucy and Calvin had booked us as they are big Oasis fans and loved our rendition of ‘Whatever’, a special song for them. The Lysses […]

We had an enjoyable day yesterday providing our string quartet at Buckler’s Hard for the wedding of Becky and Nick. The couple married at the Master Builder’s Hotel and picked Bastille’s Pompeii to walk down the aisle to – and they walked out to our new arrangement of Taylor Swift’s Shake it Off. We LOVED […]

The Bossard Quartet were booked to provide their string quartet at Stansted Park at the wedding of Ellie and Michael. Read about how this lovely couple picked something quite different, in the form of a folk fiddle processional from the house down to the chapel. We love playing our music for string quartet at Stansted […]

We were very pleased to be asked to play for the car showroom opening of the new Hyundai dealership in Southampton recently. Chris from Digital Incubator had been in touch to book us. He was organising a lovely event to celebrate the new showroom – fantastic entertainment from us, a celebrity guest in the form of […]

The Bossard String Quartet ventured into West Sussex to play for Daniel and Samantha’s wedding at Goodwood House on Saturday. Read about what they played, and an extra special wedding quiz with the bride and groom before their wedding. We braved the ice and slush to head over to Goodwood House for Daniel and […]

We love going to venues which are privately owned, where the owners have a vision, a passion and a standard of service which shines through above the rest. We are therefore delighted to introduce a new feature to our blog – the Featured Venue series. This is where we chat to different Hampshire Wedding venues about […]

Out with the old and in with the new! We are pleased to launch our new logo, and updated website for 2018. We have used our old logo for the last 10 years and it has served us well. But time for a new look. We opted for a black logo which represents our typical […]

We spent an enjoyable few hours at River Studios in Southampton recording some new string quartet recordings for our ‘listen’ page of our website last night. We arrived at the studios in the pouring rain, ran in and were greeted with hot steaming cups of tea. Perfect! We set up in the studio and did […]

Hampshire string quartet The Bossard Quartet played at the iconic Portsmouth venue for the Spinnaker Tower wedding of Michelle and Peter. Michelle and Peter were very much a couple doing things their own way. They’d picked to have a Spinnaker Tower wedding as they’d once lived in Portsmouth and wanted to return to the city of happy memories for […]

The Bossard Quartet have played at so many weddings, and yet one question that often gets asked is ‘What happens to the music when brides get to the end of the aisle?’ We’ve seen all kinds of aisle entrances, fast, slow, emotional, happy, reluctantly shy, confident – but one thing is the same, the […]

We often get asked the question, ‘What Does A String Quartet Need At An Event?’ Compared to function bands, which have lengthy set-up times and lots of equipment, we REALLY don’t need much. That’s why booking acoustic live musicians for your wedding is such a great idea, with minimal faff. So, in a nutshell…. […]

We must confess to having pinched this blog article from “16 Strings” but thought they did a pretty good job of summing it up! Why is the Pachelbel Canon so popular at weddings? Why Is Canon In D Such A Popular Wedding Song? The Canon in D by Pachelbel is perhaps one of the most […]

We are often asked, “what wedding music should you choose at a wedding”? We have one simple (or not so simple) answer to this. Choose a piece that has some meaning to you. Regardless of what it is, something that you love, and that you know you like. In fact, we’ve read some blogs and wedding articles that […]

We were booked to play for Sian and Stuart’s wedding at Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower, in Gosport, a fantastically historical venue. About The Explosion! Museum Of Naval Firepower According to Wikipedia : Explosion! is the Museum of Naval Firepower situated in the former Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Priddy’s Hard, in Gosport, Hampshire, England. It now forms part of the National Museum […]

The University of Portsmouth celebrates its loyal staff annually with a University of Portsmouth Long Service Awards ceremony each December. We have been invited to perform at this lovely event on several occasions now, and it’s always great to see long service recognised. There are two main awards, one for 25 years service. […]

We were delighted to play for Christopher and Sarah’s wedding at Cowdray House last week. Cowdray House is an historic venue in Midhurst, and is absolutely beautiful. About the Venue The park lies in the South Downs National Park. The estate belongs to Viscount Cowdray, whose family have owned it since 1908. It has a […]

Want to know how to involve your guests in the live music ? Want something to really make people talk about your event ? We have the perfect solution ; TBQ Jukebox. This is a novel way to ensure your guests get to hear the music they’d like. TBQ Jukebox is our innovative […]